Wisconsin’s Conservatives Reflect On Passing Of Nancy Reagan

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and other conservatives are among those mourning the passing of former first lady Nancy Reagan.

The governor met Nancy Reagan in 2012 when he spoke at the Reagan Presidential Library in California. Walker said he’ll miss her, and that many other people around the world will too.

Wauwatosa resident Bob Dohnal, who publishes the Wisconsin Conservative Digest, said he met Nancy Reagan in Milwaukee about a half-dozen times in the 1960s and 70s. Dohnal said she was a good role model.

“There’s people that have such class in life. You want your girls that grow up to act like Laura Bush, Nancy Reagan,” Dohnal said.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said Ronald Reagan could not have accomplished everything he did without his wife Nancy. Ryan said among other things, the former first lady roused the country to redouble the fight against drugs.